A big thank you to everyone for their enthusiastic response in naming the
Titanic musical toy pig’s tune.
We are delighted to be able to confirm that the tune is
La Sorella, composed in around 1905 by Charles Borel-Clerq. The tune is also known as La Matchiche, which confirms the attribution that came to the Museum with the pig in 2003.
This model of toy was certainly available for sale by 1906 and so would have been a very in-vogue pig ... yours for the princely sum of 10 shillings.
Have a listen yourself to the now identified tune.
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The musical pig will be back on display in the gallery
Voyagers: Britons and the Sea at the National Maritime Museum next week with its newly reinstated curly tail.